Month: November 2012

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Trailer of the Day: Oz The Great and Powerful

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When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking-that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well. – Rotten Tomatoes

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Skyfall

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 91% (Critics) / 91% (Audience)
Directed By: Sam Mendes
Written By: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan
Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw and Judi Dench
Studio: MGM

Synopsis: Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. (Source)

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Cover Me Monday: I Want You Back

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Lake Street Dive is a band that is probably as unconventional musically as the name they have chosen (I always end up referring to them as Lake Shore Drive). The group is made up of a foursome of classically trained musicians who blend pop, jazz, folk, and soul into an eclectic mixture that incomprehensibly ends up working sublimely. One of those moments of auditory perfection is on the group’s cover of the Jackson Five classic “I Want You Back”. This version, recorded on a street corner in the Brighton area of Boston, is just amazing from the arrangement to the … Continue reading Cover Me Monday: I Want You Back

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Trailer of the Day: World War Z

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A U.N. employee is racing against time and fate, as he travels the world trying to stop the outbreak of a deadly Zombie pandemic. – IMDb

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My Favorite Things: James Bond

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With the latest (and hotly anticipated) James Bond film, Skyfall, debuting in theaters tomorrow it has got me to thinking about my own love of the Bond franchise. Not just Favorite Bond Actor or Favorite Song but favorite in all areas of the Bond movie annals. So click on through to see where my personal 007 affections lay.

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Trailer of the Day: Silent Night

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The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve. – IMDb

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Universal Soldier – Day of Reckoning

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 54% (Critics) / 64% (Audience)
Directed By: John Hyams
Written By: John Hyams and Doug Magnuson
Starring: Scott Adkins, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Andrei Arlovski
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

Synopsis: John (Adkins) wakes up from a coma to discover his wife and daughter were slaughtered in a brutal home invasion. Haunted by images of the attack, he vows to kill the man responsible, Luc Deveraux (Van Damme). While John tries to piece his reality back together, things get more complicated when he is pursued by a relentless UniSol (Arlovski). As John gets closer to Deveraux and the rouge army of genetically enhanced warriors led by back-from-the-dead leader Andrew Scott (Lundgren), John discovers more about himself and begins to call into question everything he believed to be true. (Source)

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Obama and Romney Are The Secret Lizard Beast That Sits On Two Thrones

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Inspired by the classic Schoolhouse Rock segments that used to run during Saturday morning cartoons, this Election Rocks video from Animation Domination (that exposes the hidden truth of the US election system) just warms the cockles of my nostalgia loving heart.

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Vote M.O.D.O.K. for President Today!

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With the pitiful choices provided us by the two reigning parties in this country, I see no other choice but to vote for the Mobile Organism Designed Only for Killing to be the 45th President of these United States of America.
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Man With The Iron Fists

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 54% (Critics) / 64% (Audience)
Directed By: RZA
Written By: RZA and Eli Roth
Starring: RZA, Russell Crowe, Rick Yune, Cung Le and Lucy Liu
Studio: Universal Studios

Synopsis: On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers. (Source)

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And on the Seventh Day God Created Sharknado

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Yep, I said Sharknado…a film that is destined to go down in the annals of times as one of the greatest cinematic accomplishments of this century.
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